Sympathetic reinnervation 1 year after heart transplantation, assessed using iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging
F Buendia-Fuentes, L Almenar, C Ruiz…�- Transplantation�…, 2011 - Elsevier
Complete allograft denervation occurs during heart transplantation (HT). Partial ventricular
sympathetic reinnervation that may develop after transplantation can be measured using
iodine-123 meta iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) uptake. Previous studies have suggested that
reinnervation is likely to be a slow process, only occurring after 1 year posttransplantation.
However, the reinnervation prevalence at 1 year after HT remains unknown. This study
sought to determine sympathetic reinnervation measured by MIBG at 12 months after�…
sympathetic reinnervation that may develop after transplantation can be measured using
iodine-123 meta iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) uptake. Previous studies have suggested that
reinnervation is likely to be a slow process, only occurring after 1 year posttransplantation.
However, the reinnervation prevalence at 1 year after HT remains unknown. This study
sought to determine sympathetic reinnervation measured by MIBG at 12 months after�…